Wardrobe-trunk bag.



F. W. MEYER.

WARDROBE TRUNK BAG.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 21 1915 Patented June 20, 1916.

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FRANK W. MEYER, OF OSHKOSI-I, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR TO THE OSHKOSH TRUNK COMPANY, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

WARDROBE-'IB-UN K BAG.

Application filed October 27, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. MEYER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Wardrobe- Trunk Bags, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention has for its object to pro vide a wardrobe trunk with a removable bag slidably fitted in the bottom of the wardrobe section thereof and provided with draw strings at its mouth adapting it to receive soiled clothing and to hide the same from view.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the wardrobe trunk as herein claimed and all equivalents.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters indicate the same parts in the different views, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wardrobe trunk provided with the laundry bag attachment of this invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the laundry bag removed; and, Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing the manner of connecting the edge of the bag fabric to the rectangular bottom board.

In these drawings 10 indicates a wardrobe trunk which is provided with horizontal cleats 11 along the inner walls of the sides of the wardrobe section, spaced a short distance from the bottom thereof, and thus forming guide grooves to receive the edges of the base of a cloth bag 12. The cloth bag 12 has one or more sets of draw strings 13, one set preferably positioned close to the edge of the mouth of the bag, and the other set spaced a distance therefrom, and by pulling on these draw strings the mouth of the bag may be closed in the well known manner. At its bottom the bag is fitted over a rectangular base 14, preferably of wood or other light, stiff material which will retain its shape, and wooden or other strips 15 are tacked down on top of the edges of the ends of the base 14 with the cloth of the bag therebetween, and the com- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patcnted'd une 20, Jltlilfi.

Serial No. 58,089.

bined thickness of the base 14 and the strips 15 thereon is such that they neatly fit with: in the guide grooves beneath the cleats 11. A thumb strap 16 is desirably secured to the front edge of the base of the bag by which the base may be drawn forwardly out of the trunk, the base sliding in the guide grooves, making the'removal of the bag an easy matter, in order that the contents may be dumped therefrom. When mounted in the trunk the bag is securely held in position by its base fitting within the guide grooves and is not capable of being thrown about in rough handling of the trunk, but is conveniently accessible for containing soiled clothing, and the tightening of the draw strings serves toclose the bag so that the contents are not seen or lost therefrom. When the bag is only partly filled the lower set of draw strings is ti htened so as to confine the contents to one place in the trunk, as far as possible, while traveling, but as the bag is filled and the lower draw strings become unavailable for closing the mouth thereof the upper draw strings may be tightened. For emptying the bag it is merely drawn out of the wardrobe section of the trunk by means of the thumb strap 16, and then with the draw strings loosened the bag may be inverted and returned empty to the trunk.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a wardrobe trunk having a wardrobe section, cleats secured to the inner walls of the sides of the wardrobe section parallel with the bottom thereof forming guide grooves beneath them, a rectangular base board fitting in the guide grooves, a bag surrounding the base board, strips secured to the ends of the base board with the bag material passing therebetween, and sets of draw strings for closing the mouth of the bag at different distances from the end of the bag.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK W. MEYER.

Witnesses:

A. H. WENDLAND, W. E. KRIPPENE.

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